Monday, March 2, 2009

warming practice for a snowy day

We had what I hope is the last blast of winter here in Baltimore today--lots of cold, lots of wind, and truly ridiculous amounts of snow. After slipping and sliding and slogging through the snow today, I wanted a nice warming practice to counteract all that iciness! After 20 minutes of practice, I felt much better! Here's my sequence:

kapalabhati breath (breath of fire--see, there's a theme!)
ujjayi pranayama throughout standing sequence
surya namaskar A (2x)
surya namaskar B (1x)
a few rounds of flying goddess
bhastrika breath in goddess
agni sara (two rounds)
sirsasana
balasana
upavistha konasana
parivrtta janu sirsasana
sarvangasana
halasana
jathara parivartanasana
a round of japa while in a supported heart-opening backbend over a yoga block
savasana

Then I had a hot bath and a hot meal. Yay for being much warmer!

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